How Ice Cube and jeweler Carolyn Rafaelian got together to bid for a $10 billion chunk of Disney: by MadelinePBerg
Carolyn Rafaelian and Ice Cube are teaming up to bid on 21 regional sports networks, a vestige of the Disney-Fox deal.O’Shea Jackson Sr. is better known as Ice Cube, the goateed hip-hop artist who first shot to fame more than 30 years ago as a founding member of rap group N.W.A. But when he and Carolyn Rafaelian met at her airy, nautical-themed Venice Beach home last year, Rafaelian, the billionaire founder of Alex and Ani jewelry, thought up a different nickname for him.
The 21 networks they are bidding for have broadcasting rights for 15 of 30 MLB teams, including including the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Detroit Tigers, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Miami Marlins. Initially Disney sought about $20 billion for a group of 22 networks, yet it is unlikely to get that number.
“People who know about it are obsessed with it,” she says of the league. “We are still doing our thing getting it out there, but there has been nothing but success year-over-year so far. Now these wonderful players have a home, and people love watching them. The games are so fun and full of energy; it’s a whole different vibe.”
“I'd like to thank Alex and Ani for insisting on top quality during the design process and creating something so cool and meaningful for the players,” Ice Cube said of the process.
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